1A song of ascents. Many a time they have persecuted me from my youth—let Israel now declare—A Song of Ascents. Many times they have afflicted me from my youth up. Let Israel now say:A Song of degrees. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say:A Song of Ascents. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up, Let Israel now say,2many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.many times they have afflicted me from my youth up, yet they have not prevailed against me.Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth up: Yet they have not prevailed against me.3The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.The plowers plowed on my back. They made their furrows long.The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.Let them be disappointed and turned backward, all those who hate Zion.Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.Let them be put to shame and turned backward, All they that hate Zion.6May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,Let them be as the grass on the housetops, which withers before it grows up,Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, Which withereth before it groweth up;7unable to fill the hands of the reaper, or the arms of the binder of sheaves.with which the reaper doesn’t fill his hand, nor he who binds sheaves, his bosom.Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves, his bosom:8May none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”Neither do those who go by say, “The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in Yahweh’s name.”Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.
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